The Worst Movie Sequel of All Time, According to Critics
THESE FOLLOW-UPS GOT SOME OF THE MOST TERRIBLE REVIEWS EVER.
Sequels get a bad rap—often for a good reason. Sure, there have been some legitimately great sequels over the years, but there have also been a slew of regrettable, unnecessary, and all-around awful follow-ups. There's a reason the genre is so frequently maligned. With that in mind, we turned to the critics for a list of the worst movie sequels of all time, knowing there would be some stiff competition.
Thankfully, review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes keeps an updated list of the most poorly reviewed sequels ever made. We defaulted to their ranking, which uses an algorithm based on the number of bad reviews but also the stature of critics surveyed, so don't be surprised to find some films with higher percentages ranked below films with a lower rating. Regardless, all of these movies have been deemed thoroughly rotten. Read on to find out which sequel is the worst of the worst, and for more terrible turkeys, discover The Worst Movies of All Time, According to Critics.
50
Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000)
Columbia Pictures
Rotten Tomatoes score: 8 percent
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49
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005)
Sony Pictures Releasing
Rotten Tomatoes score: 9 percent
48
Little Fockers (2010)
Universal Pictures
Rotten Tomatoes score: 9 percent
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47
House II: The Second Story (1987)
Image Entertainment
Rotten Tomatoes score: 8 percent
46
Mimic 2 (2001)
Paramount Pictures
Rotten Tomatoes score: 8 percent
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45
Escape Plan 2: Hades (2018)
Lionsgate
Rotten Tomatoes score: 8 percent
44
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
Paramount Pictures
Rotten Tomatoes score: 8 percent
43
A Haunted House 2 (2014)
Open Road Films
Rotten Tomatoes score: 8 percent
42
Rings (2017)
Paramount Pictures
Rotten Tomatoes score: 8 percent
41
Grown Ups 2 (2013)
Sony Pictures Releasing
Rotten Tomatoes score: 8 percent
40
Race 3 (2018)
Amazon Prime Video
Rotten Tomatoes score: 7 percent
39
Teen Wolf Too (1987)
Warner Bros.
Rotten Tomatoes score: 7 percent
38
Problem Child 2 (1991)
Universal Pictures
Rotten Tomatoes score: 7 percent
37
Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987)
20th Century Fox
Rotten Tomatoes score: 7 percent
36
The Next Karate Kid (1994)
Columbia Pictures
Rotten Tomatoes score: 7 percent
35
Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj (2006)
MGM
Rotten Tomatoes score: 7 percent
34
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)
Columbia Pictures
Rotten Tomatoes score: 7 percent
33
Student of the Year 2 (2019)
FIP
Rotten Tomatoes score: 6 percent
32
Death Wish 3 (1985)
MGM
Rotten Tomatoes score: 11 percent
31
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978)
Paramount Pictures
Rotten Tomatoes score: 6 percent
30
Piranha Part Two: The Spawning (1981)
Scream Factory
Rotten Tomatoes score: 6 percent
29
Troll 2 (1990)
MGM
Rotten Tomatoes score: 5 percent
28
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005)
20th Century Fox
Rotten Tomatoes score: 6 percent
27
Son of the Mask (2005)
New Line Cinema
Rotten Tomatoes score: 6 percent
26
Basic Instinct 2 (2006)
Sony Pictures Releasing
Rotten Tomatoes score: 6 percent
25
Highlander III: The Sorcerer (1993)
Miramax Films
Rotten Tomatoes score: 5 percent
24
Major League II (1994)
Allstar Picture Library Ltd. / Alamy Stock Photo
Rotten Tomatoes score: 5 percent
23
Universal Soldier: The Return (1999)
Sony Pictures Releasing
Rotten Tomatoes score: 5 percent
22
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015)
Columbia Pictures
Rotten Tomatoes score: 5 percent
21
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011)
20th Century Fox
Rotten Tomatoes score: 5 percent
20
Big Momma's House 2 (2006)
20th Century Fox
Rotten Tomatoes score: 5 percent
19
Tyler Perry's Boo 2! A Madea Halloween (2017)
Lionsgate
Rotten Tomatoes score: 4 percent
18
Atlas Shrugged: Part II (2012)
Atlas Distribution Company
Rotten Tomatoes score: 4 percent
17
Caddyshack II (1988)
Warner Bros.
Rotten Tomatoes score: 4 percent
16
Scary Movie 5 (2013)
Dimension Films
Rotten Tomatoes score: 4 percent
15
Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)
20th Century Fox / United Archives GmbH / Alamy Stock Photo
Rotten Tomatoes score: 4 percent
14
The Whole Ten Yards (2003)
Warner Bros.
Rotten Tomatoes score: 4 percent
13
Robocop 3 (1993)
Warner Bros.
Rotten Tomatoes score: 6 percent
12
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)
New Line Cinema
Rotten Tomatoes score: 2 percent
11
Daddy Day Camp (2007)
Sony Pictures Releasing
Rotten Tomatoes score: 1 percent
10
Atlas Shrugged: Who Is John Galt? (2014)
Atlas Distribution Company
Rotten Tomatoes score: 0 percent
9
The Gallows Act II (2019)
Lionsgate
Rotten Tomatoes score: 0 percent
8
Ringu 2 (2005)
Toho
Rotten Tomatoes score: 0 percent
7
Leprechaun 2 (1994)
Lionsgate
Rotten Tomatoes score: 6 percent
6
Return of the Living Dead Part II (1988)
Scream Factory
Rotten Tomatoes score: 0 percent
5
Police Academy 4 – Citizens on Patrol (1987)
Warner Bros.
Rotten Tomatoes score: 0 percent
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4
Highlander 2: The Quickening (1991)
Lionsgate
Rotten Tomatoes score: 0 percent
3
Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991)
Columbia Pictures
Rotten Tomatoes score: 0 percent
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2
Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
Universal Pictures
Rotten Tomatoes score: 0 percent
1
Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 (2004)
New Line Cinema
Rotten Tomatoes score: 0 percent
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